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Page 1: Lest We Forget · 2020-04-22 · Lest We Forget After the Cemetery was closed in 1890, burials continued to b e allowed in family pl ot s. The 17 servicemen with white crosses were

Bolto

n St

reet

Cem

eter

y A

NZ

AC

CH

ALLE

NG

E

This

sel

f-gu

ided

wal

k w

ill t

ake

yo

u

aro

un

d

the

mem

ori

als

in

the

Cem

eter

y m

arke

d

wit

h

wh

ite

cro

sses

fo

r th

e m

en w

ho

jo

ined

up

to

fig

ht

in t

he

Gre

at W

ar a

nd

,

in

mo

st

case

s,

nev

er

retu

rned

ho

me.

M

any

of

thes

e ar

e o

n m

ino

r tr

acks

, so

yo

ur

chal

len

ge is

to

try

to

fin

d t

hem

all

.

1.

Ric

hard

John S

pots

wo

od S

ED

DO

N -

Cap

tain

, th

e N

ew Z

eala

nd

Rif

le B

riga

de,

3rd

Bat

talio

n,

A C

om

pan

y. K

illed

in a

ctio

n B

apau

me,

Fra

nce

on

21

Au

gust

1

918

ag

ed

37.

Co

mm

emo

rate

d

on

h

is

par

ents

mau

sole

um

.

2.

Art

hur

TR

EA

DW

ELL

- R

ifle

man

, N

ew

Zeal

and

R

ifle

B

riga

de,

2n

d

Rei

nfo

rcem

ents

3

rd

Bat

talio

n, G

Co

mp

any.

Die

d o

f w

ou

nd

s Th

e So

mm

e,

Fran

ce

16

Sep

tem

ber

1

916

ag

ed

39.

Co

mm

emo

rate

d o

n t

he

fam

ily h

ead

sto

ne.

3.

Hugh C

hri

sti

e A

mbro

se C

OLLIN

S

Gu

nn

er,

8th

Art

iller

y, N

ew Z

eala

nd

Fie

ld A

rtill

ery.

Kill

ed

in

acti

on

, Th

e So

mm

e,

Fran

ce

on

1

6

Sep

tem

ber

19

16 a

ged

24

. C

om

mem

ora

ted

on

his

par

ent’

s h

ead

sto

ne.

4.

Wil

liam

Bra

dfo

rd B

EN

NE

TT

Pri

vate

, 3rd

Bat

talio

n, W

elli

ngt

on

Reg

imen

t. K

illed

in

acti

on

, Yp

res

Bel

giu

m

on

2

0

Dec

emb

er

19

17

.

Co

mm

emo

rate

d o

n t

he

fam

ily h

ead

sto

ne.

5.

Henry

Fre

deri

ck R

oy M

ES

SE

NG

ER

Lieu

ten

ant, 6

th Y

ork

shir

e R

egim

ent.

Kill

ed i

n a

ctio

n,

Gal

lipo

li 2

8 A

ugu

st 1

91

5 a

ged

24

. C

om

mem

ora

ted

on

h

is

mat

ern

al

gran

dp

aren

ts

and

m

oth

er’s

hea

dst

on

e.

6.

Hubert

G

eorg

e

SC

OT

T –

Gu

nn

er

6th

Bat

tery

, 2n

d N

ew Z

eala

nd

Fie

ld A

rtill

ery

Bri

gad

e. D

ied

of

wo

un

ds

in t

he

Fiel

d,

Fran

ce o

n 2

7 S

epte

mb

er

191

8 a

ged

22

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om

mem

ora

ted

on

his

gra

nd

par

ents

hea

dst

on

e.

7. P

hilip

Gard

iner

TA

TT

LE

– L

ance

Co

rpo

ral,

17

th

Ru

ahin

e C

om

pan

y,

We

llin

gto

n

Infa

ntr

y

Bat

talio

n.

Kill

ed in

act

ion

, G

allip

oli

on

29

Ap

ril 1

91

5

aged

27

. Co

mm

emo

rate

d o

n t

he

fam

ily h

ead

sto

ne.

8.

Jam

es JA

MIE

SO

N –

Tro

op

er,

Wel

lingt

on

Mo

un

ted

Rif

les.

Kill

ed i

n a

ctio

n,

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al Z

on

e, E

gyp

t

on

12

Au

gust

19

16

age

d 3

4.

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mm

emo

rate

d o

n h

is

bro

ther

’s h

ead

sto

ne.

9.

Hollow

ay E

llio

tt W

IND

ER

– L

ieu

ten

ant,

Au

ckla

nd

Mo

un

ted

Rif

les.

Kill

ed i

n a

ctio

n,

Gal

lipo

li

on

8 A

ugu

st 1

91

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ged

27

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om

mem

ora

ted

on

his

par

ents

hea

dst

on

e.

10.

Gera

ld B

art

ley G

ALV

IN –

Pri

vate

, 7

th

Rei

nfo

rcem

ents

NZ

Rif

le B

riga

de.

Kill

ed in

act

ion

, Th

e

Som

me,

Fra

nce

on

30

Sep

tem

ber

19

16

age

d 2

9.

Co

mm

emo

rate

d o

n h

is m

oth

er’s

hea

dst

on

e.

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en

ds o

f B

olt

on

Str

ee

t C

em

ete

ry,

20

20

ww

w.b

olt

on

ce

me

tery

.org

.nz

11.

Ferg

us K

endri

ck G

ALV

IN –

Ser

gean

t,

5th

Rei

nfo

rcem

ents

NZ

Fiel

d A

rtill

ery.

Die

d o

f in

juri

es,

Arm

enti

ères

, Fre

nch

-Bel

gian

bo

rder

on

16

Ju

ly 1

91

7

aged

25

. B

roth

er o

f G

eral

d,

com

mem

ora

ted

on

his

mo

ther

’s h

ead

sto

ne.

12.

Andre

w M

ark

LA

VIN

Gu

nn

er,

32

nd

Rei

nfo

rcem

ents

N

Z Fi

eld

A

rtill

ery.

K

illed

in

acti

on

, Th

e So

mm

e, F

ran

ce o

n 3

1 M

arch

19

18

aged

2

0.

Co

mm

emo

rate

d

on

h

is

Mer

edit

h

gran

dp

are

nts

’ hea

dst

on

e

13.

Viv

ian

MID

DLE

TO

N –

Gu

nn

er.

40

th

Rei

nfo

rcem

ents

NZ

Fiel

d A

rtill

ery.

Die

d o

f ill

nes

s at

sea

on

5 S

epte

mb

er 1

91

8 a

ged

21

. C

om

mem

ora

ted

on

Mo

ffit

t fa

mily

hea

dst

on

e.

14.

Charl

es

Cyri

l P

onti

n

TA

NN

ER

Cap

tain

, R

oya

l G

arri

son

Art

iller

y. D

ied

of

illn

ess

at

Bag

hd

ad,

Iraq

, o

n

5

Oct

ob

er

19

18

ag

ed

26

.

Co

mm

emo

rate

d o

n t

he

Keb

bel

l fam

ily h

ead

sto

ne.

15. S

ydney S

tow

ell B

ET

HE

LL –

Pri

vate

, NZ

Med

ical

Co

rps.

War

ser

vice

sp

ent

in N

ew Z

eala

nd

.

Die

d 1

1 O

cto

ber

19

52

age

d 6

8.

16.

Perc

y E

usta

ce d

e B

ath

e B

RA

ND

ON

Maj

or,

M

ou

nte

d

Bri

gad

e H

ead

qu

arte

rs,

Mai

n

Exp

edit

ion

ary

Forc

e.

Ret

urn

ed t

o W

ellin

gto

n a

fter

the

war

. Die

d 5

Oct

ob

er 1

94

9 a

ged

73

.

17.

William

RH

OD

ES

-MO

OR

HO

US

E

Lieu

ten

ant,

No

. 2 S

qu

adro

n, R

oya

l Fly

ing

Co

rps.

Die

d

at

Ypre

s o

n

21

M

arch

1

91

5

of

inju

ries

af

ter

a

bo

mb

ing

mis

sio

n.

Aw

ard

ed t

he

Vic

tori

a C

ross

– t

he

firs

t ai

rman

an

d f

irst

of

Māo

ri d

esce

nt

to g

et t

he

VC

.

Lest

We

Forg

et

Aft

er

the

Cem

eter

y w

as c

lose

d i

n 1

890

, b

uri

als

con

tin

ue

d t

o b

e al

low

ed

in

fam

ily p

lots

. Th

e 17

serv

icem

en w

ith

wh

ite

cro

sses

we

re r

elat

ed t

o

peo

ple

alr

ead

y b

uri

ed h

ere.

In

man

y ca

ses

the

mem

ori

als

are

on

th

eir

par

ents

’ gr

aves

. O

nly

Will

iam

Rh

od

es-M

oo

rho

use

is n

ot

nam

ed o

n h

is

gran

dfa

ther

’s m

emo

rial

in t

he

Cem

eter

y.

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